This was because of many fires, houses with severe damages, and buildings with severe damages. A tsunami is a high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other
A volcano eruption can have a huge affect on the LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries); the communication systems may be undeveloped, people may not be well educated about what to do in the event of a volcano eruption or an earthquake. Furthermore, since their construction standards tend to be poor, building collapsing can cause high death tolls; homes and other buildings may suffer serious damage when a disaster occurs. In addition, evacuation and other emergency plans can be difficult to put into action due to limited funds and resources. In the case of the Nyiragongo eruption in Congo 2002, when the volcano eruption took place, the hot lava flowing burnt up houses and people, causing them homeless and the lava flow made it hard for people to travel around and aid agencies were unable to access some areas of Goma (A city in Congo). Not only did the volcano eruption killed people but also the spread of Cholera (A type of infectious disease) made people sick, it was spread due to the lack of sanitation in the areas that people fled to.
HCS/320 Communication and Crisis Paper By: Theresa Kamara Professor Tracey Collins A crisis is an unexpected situation that cannot be prepare for. It can negatively affect or poses harm to a person, town, country or community. Unexpected situations can cause panic paving the way for the worst outcome. Natural disaster and man-made disaster two forms of crisis. A natural disaster is an event that occurs due to the environmental factors of the earth.
A hazard can be defined as natural phenomena that produce negative effects on life. According to Dr Martin Degg at the University of Chester, a natural hazard only becomes a disaster if it threatens humans. In Degg’s model, the hazard circle includes all the physical factors while the factors that make a population vulnerable are mostly human. In other words a hazard that produces a disaster in one population may have only a limited effect on another less vulnerable population. Take for example the two earthquakes that affected Northridge and Haiti.
It would harm more than it would help. Lastly, the most serious risk is exposure to the radioactive material can be deadly. Through the history of nuclear disasters, there has been many numbers of deaths caused by nuclear power plants. There has also been a number of infertility, health problems, and deadly cancers among people in communites far away from the original site of the power plant. Nuclear power brings more risks and problems, than it does advantages.
It's on a destructive margin (a margin where land/crust is destroyed by it being pushed down under another plate, where the plates are moving together). Over time, the volcanic activity at this margin has made Japan, in the same way that Hawaii was formed. Unfortunately, because the earth still shifts a lot, Japan is constantly threatened by severe earthquakes. Earthquakes in the past have killed hundreds of thousands of people. Japan is in the same situation as California, which is right along the San Andreas fault.
Analyse the factors that cause differences in the hazards posed by volcanoes around the world (40 marks) A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property or environment, all of which can be compromised by a volcano. A volcanic eruption can cause many deaths, illnesses, destruction of property, crops, and livestock, also the economy of an area may be affected, amongst other things. However, there are many factors involved which can cause differences in the severity of destruction caused by a volcano such as, settlement, monitoring, plate boundaries and the economic status of a country; which would be different for every single volcano around the world. One factor that would cause differences in the hazards posed by volcanoes is settlement, which includes where people chose to live in relation to a volcano. For example, in Indonesia many people settle near Mount Merapi because of the rich and fertile soil favoured for farming.
This poses a great earthquake hazard to Haiti. But, the disaster was initially caused when the Caribbean plate had a transform with the North American plate. The North and South American plate were moving in a westward direction, while the Caribbean plate was unable to move. This meant that the North American plate had to slide across the Caribbean plate, forcing tension to be built up, and ultimately releasing all the energy in the form of an earthquake. Because Haiti is located almost right on top of the plate boundary near the fault lines where the shock of the earthquake occurred, it took the full force of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake.
Tectonics events, such as volcanoes and earthquakes, happen all over the world. There are many different factors, physical and human, that can contribute towards the severity of the tectonic events, although many people believe that these events have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people. This may be because although the impacts of these events can be managed and controlled, management may not always be available to poorer people. This may be due to the fact that management involves planning, prediction and prevention which are all high in cost. The length of time the event occurs for often determines the severity of the event and therefore the impact it has on the population of the country.
Hurricanes and tsunamis are two of the many natural disasters in the world. They are very different but yet alike and affect people in the world everyday. To further examine the natural disasters, let us take a look at the formation, death toll, and reconstruction cost of hurricanes and tsunamis. Many scientists have researched and studied how hurricanes and tsunamis are formed. Hurricanes, also called typhoons in other parts of the world, start as thunderstorms.